A recording of the call is available here Earlier today, experts and activists gathered on a call to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on frontline workers critical to the food supply chain. The closing of Smithfield’s pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota has put a spotlight...
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Instead of Money for Tests, Masks and Ventilators, Trump Diverts Spending Even a pandemic can’t distract President Trump from his politically motivated border wall obsession, which continues to be a singular priority for his administration. New reports from Reuters and The Daily Beast drive home that point, finding...
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Key Points As a pandemic ravages America, Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is turning to a go-to strategy: racism and xenophobia. Over the past four years, messages that demonize immigrants, foreigners and so-called “open borders” opponents have been a mainstay of GOP campaign strategy and attack ads — from Trump...
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America’s Voice Experts Discuss the Coronavirus Crisis Endangering Meat Packing Workers, Family Farmers, Farmworkers and Rural Communities What Pandemic? Trump Ramps Up Border Wall Efforts Trump’s 2020 Campaign Turns to Racism and Xenophobia, a Strategy that Backfired 2017 Through 2019 English Black Star News A TALE OF...
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Meanwhile, Enforcement Continues Despite Public Health Concerns Much of the country has been asked and, in some cases, ordered to stay home and many government agencies, including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and U.S. consulates abroad, have greatly curtailed their services due to Covid-19. As a result, U.S....
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The tale of two governors captures where we are in America as we confront the coronavirus crisis. From day one, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has been assertive, bold, and successful in saving tens of thousands of lives. Yesterday, he kept at it, announcing a $125 million public-private fund to...
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“It is the least we can do to ensure our country prevails over this pandemic and that the soul of our nation remains intact.” Democratic lawmakers are speaking out in an attempt to protect Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients amid the...
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20,700 Texans with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are working in essential sectors like food, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation, according to data released this week by the Center for American Progress. They are literally risking their own lives to save ours. Yet Texas’s two Republican Senators, Ted Cruz and John...
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America’s Voice Trump Administration Fails to Utilize Immigration Authorities to Protect American Public, U.S. Employers, and Immigrants During Pandemic A Tale of Two Governors: Gov. Gavin Newsom Takes Charge, Protects Californians, Includes Undocumented Immigrants as “Us” Gov. Kristi Noem: Failed Leadership, Now a Hot Spot, Does Nothing to Protect...
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2,600 Georgians with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) are working in essential sectors like food, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation, according to data released this week by the Center for American Progress. They are literally risking their own lives to save ours. Yet Georgia’s two Republican Senators, Kelly Loeffler and David...
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